Sea of Ink, Forest of Pens
The Art of the Quran in the Hossein Afshar Collection
ISBN: HB: 9780300278828,
Yale University Press,
February 2025
208 pp., 27,9x22,9 cm, 125 colour illus.
208 pp., 27,9x22,9 cm, 125 colour illus.
A spectacular study of calligraphy, the most esteemed form of visual and textual expression in the Islamic world, through a storied collection of Qur'an manuscripts.
Spanning more than a millennium, from the seventh through the nineteenth century,...
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30.00 GBP
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Brothers Grimm
A Biography
ISBN: HB: 9780300221756,
Yale University Press,
January 2025
360 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 25 black&white illus.
360 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 25 black&white illus.
The first English-language biography in over fifty years to tell the full, vibrant story of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, known to history as the Brothers Grimm.
More than two hundred years ago, the German brothers Jacob Grimm (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Gr...
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25.00 GBP
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Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey"
A Biography
ISBN: PB: 9780300272475,
Yale University Press,
January 2025
302 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
302 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
A worldwide exploration of the history, purpose, and inescapable influence of the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey" that will inspire readers to think anew about Homer's work.
No one knows whether Homer was a real person, but there is no doubt that the epi...
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14.99 GBP
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Philosophy of Translation
ISBN: HB: 9780300247374,
Yale University Press,
January 2025
248 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
248 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm
A deep dive into the nature of translation from one of its most acclaimed practitioners.
Avoiding theoretical debates and cliched metaphors, award‑winning translator Damion Searls has written a fresh, approachable, and convincing account of what tr...
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20.00 GBP
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How to Write a Bestseller
An Insider's Guide to Writing Narrative Nonfiction for General Audiences
ISBN: PB: 9780300267167,
ISBN: HB: 9780300267174,
Yale University Press,
November 2024
232 pp., 21,5x13,9 cm
232 pp., 21,5x13,9 cm
A bestselling author's definitive guide to writing and publishing research-based nonfiction for a wide audience.
Writing fact-based nonfiction for large general audiences requires two different skills: the ability to conduct rigorous research and t...
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15.00 GBP
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35.00 GBP
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Dickensland
The Curious History of Dickens' London
ISBN: PB: 9780300279344,
ISBN: HB: 9780300266207,
Yale University Press,
October 2024
288 pp., 19,6x12,7 cm, 24 black&white illus.
288 pp., 19,6x12,7 cm, 24 black&white illus.
The intriguing history of Dickens's London, showing how tourists have reimagined and reinvented the Dickensian metropolis for more than 150 years.
Tourists have sought out the landmarks, streets, and alleys of Charles Dickens's London ever since th...
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11.99 GBP
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20.00 GBP
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What Nails It
ISBN: HB: 9780300272451,
Yale University Press,
October 2024
104 pp., 17,8x12,1 cm, 3 black&white illus.
104 pp., 17,8x12,1 cm, 3 black&white illus.
From a celebrated critic, a heartfelt and adventurous reflection on the art of writing about art.
"Writers write. They can't help it. They can't not". In this spirited book, the revered cultural critic Greil Marcus explains his compulsion as a year...
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12.99 GBP
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Library Lives
A Constellation of Books and Objects from the Rylands
ISBN: PB: 9781800174375,
Carcanet,
September 2024
244 pp., 21,6x13,5 cm
244 pp., 21,6x13,5 cm
"Library Lives: A Constellation of Books and Objects From the Rylands" plots the lifelong love affair between one particular bookworm and the John Rylands Library in Manchester, its collections drawn from every corner and period of the textual and me...
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25.00 GBP
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Ayn Rand
Writing a Gospel of Success
ISBN: HB: 9780300253214,
Yale University Press,
September 2024
264 pp., 21,0x14,6 cm, 1 black&white illus.
264 pp., 21,0x14,6 cm, 1 black&white illus.
A deeply researched biography of the prominent and divisive writer Ayn Rand, whose pro-capitalist novels and nonfiction have influenced three generations of Americans.
Biographer Alexandra Popoff traces the life and creative achievement of Ayn Rand...
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18.99 GBP
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Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective
ISBN: HB: 9780300277883,
Yale University Press,
September 2024
384 pp., 23,4x15,3 cm, 41 black&white illus., 1 map, 1 figure
384 pp., 23,4x15,3 cm, 41 black&white illus., 1 map, 1 figure
A revelatory history of the women who brought Victorian criminals to account – and how they became a cultural sensation.
From Wilkie Collins to the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the traditional image of the Victorian detective is male. Few people...
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20.00 GBP
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